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Bulgaria presidential elections November 2016 and national referendum November 2016

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Controversy deepens over ‘I don’t support anyone’ option

October 13, 2016October 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Controversy over the inclusion on the ballot paper for Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections of the option to vote “I

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Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Shadow of the Bulgarian Communist Party

October 12, 2016October 15, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Tsetska Tsacheva, nominated by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party as its candidate in the country’s November 2016

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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes month-long recess for presidential elections

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 12 to go into recess for close to a month because of the November

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Bulgaria’s election commission faces new legal action over ‘media packages’ decision

October 11, 2016October 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) faces fresh legal challenges against its amended ruling on the granting of “media packages” –

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Bulgaria’s elections 2016: The first weekend round-up

October 9, 2016October 12, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Official campaigning in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections got underway on the weekend of October 9 and 10, with major

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Bulgaria’s election commission amends ‘media packages’ decision – but still excludes websites

October 9, 2016October 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has amended its rules on the granting of “media packages” – state subsidies for election

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Voters to have ‘I don’t support anyone’ option

October 9, 2016October 12, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

It might make voters in the US November 8 2016 elections green with envy – Bulgarians who go to the

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: The candidates in profile

October 7, 2016October 11, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

After the Central Election Commission refused to approve the registration applications of three, a total of 21 candidates are in

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Bulgarian court overturns election commission decision on ‘media packages’

October 7, 2016October 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016, Media

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned a decision by the Central Election Commission (CEC) that limited state subsidies for election

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